Wire twisting and cutting tool



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G. w. MAT'TsoN WIRE TWISTING AND CUTTING TOOL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Flled Auz 15, 1924 Patented Sept. 6, 19227.

entran stares GUSTAVE VJ. IvIA'ITSO, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

vWIRE TW'IS/.TINGVAND CUTTING TOOL.

' Application iled August 15, 1924. Serial No. 732,245.

This invention .relates to improvements in wire twisting and cutting tools and its object primarily is to provide a tool for twisting, or twisting and cutting, a wire looped about the mouth of a sach. bag or the like to tie the same shut. Simplicity in construction, cheapness of manufacture. and

. efficiency in operation are objects attained by the present device.

vWith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combina-` tion and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing` which forms a part of this application and in whichv Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the tool;

Fig.l 2 is a similar view with the movable parts in an altered position;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section ta ten on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view of the toolin end elevation;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the tool, enlarged, in section illustrating its application, the wire being shown in the twisting side of the jaws preliminary to the twisting operation;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig.. 5 but showing the tool after the twisting operation has been performed; Vand Fig. 7 is a section, enlarged, on line 7-7 of Fig. 4 showing the application of the cutting jaws.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views. rFhe reference numeral 1 denotes the hollow cylindrical which isclosed at one end by the plug 2, the opposite end being threaded to receive the sleeve-like head 3that carries the oppo-y sitely disposed screw guides 4, 5 the ends of which extend inwardly and are disposed in the spiral slots 6, two in number, formed in the hollow rotary shaft 7 in one end of which the burr 8 is arranged through the perforation in which the longitudinally eX- tending rod 9 extends that at one end extends beyond the rotary shaft 7 and through the disk 10 integral withV said burr 8 and that abuts one end of the said shaft 7, said vdisk being perforated for sliding engagement with the pins 11 carried by the'pin disk 12 arranged upon one end of the rod 9 and retained in position by the nut 13. An

body, or handle, of the toolexpansion coil spring 14 encompasses the shaft 7 and is designed to abut the head 3 at oneend and the dish 1() at the other,a stop collar 15 within the body 1 encompasses the shaft 7 and :spring 14 and abuts the head 3 and is adapted for impact by the said pins 11'.

The outer end of the shaft 7 is threaded exteriorly to receive the chuck 16 provided with the cross-pin 17 upon which the jaws 18, 19 are arranged each of which is formed with the oppositely disposed jaw projections 19a which Contact when the jaws come together. Upon both sides of the projections 19".L the aws are spacedk apart, even in closed position, as shown m Fig. 4 to afford clearance for insertion of the wire strands'to be. twisted or cut. Thejaws 18, 19 upon one side of the projections are formed with cuttingedges -20 while upon the opposite side the jaw edges 2Oil are dulled to permit twisting without cutting the wire. y The jaws are yieldingly closed by the spring 21 wound about the said pin 17, the ends of said spring yieldingly pressing `the butt ends of the jaws apart. Referring again to the rod 9 the same terminates at one end in the head 22,

round 1n cross-section, and adapted when the jaws 18, 19 are closed for disposal between their inner or butt ends to retain them positively in this position. A collar 23 fast upon the said rod 9 is engaged by one end ofthe small expansion coil spring 24 that encircles the said rod 9 and abuts the burr 8, said spring serving yieldingly to urge the rod toward the jaws.

The bag 25 is to-be closed by thek wire tie 26. The ends of the tie'are placedy between the jaws 18, 19. .If the wire tie is only to.

be twisted it is inserted between the dulled jaw edges. After it is twisted it may be cut by then inserting the wire between the sharpened edges of the jaws. In twisting the wire after it is placed between the dulled jaw edges the operator draws the body or handle 1 of the tool in a direction away from the bag thus withdrawing and rotating the shaft 7 and connections, the rotation being accomplished by the opposed screw guides 4, 5 disposed in the spiral slots 6, compressing the spring 14 and disposing the head 22 between the inner ends of the jaws thus positively retaining the outer, or wire engaging, ends of said jaws closed. The rotation of the jaws with the chuck and shaft twists the wire E26V tightly and in effect souls ii', causing it io iinhily close the monili of the hun Q5. Willen iihe i'ool :inmunes the position Shown in Fig'. 2 ihe pini-i 1l have forcibly struck ih@ Collar l5. ilus fuiiion insiunily rei-iuciir-l ihe reci S) :mil \\'ii'hflruws ihe head iiroin heiu'eeu ihe juws 1P. Tlf): the ends oi the i'wiuiei'l Wire vfiil i'hen he jerked from heiu'eeu ihe juwu anni iho iool if; freed for i'hc` nexiV iieingg operuiiou or 'for ihe cui'- i'ing; operuiion. To (fui ihe Wire uiier ii is Wiued ihe operui'or rihinu'ri's iiA in the juwu` iihiul inne lreiween ihr` shzirgieiuil edges :incl l uu'ujy :from lhe img' which roiui'e@ he jziu's *whieh uro gljriikipingg ihe wire, u, shown in Fig. T, ihe iwisiiingr niovenieni oll ihe sharp java,y reusing ihein io so tighly iiupii'igie upon ihe wire strands :is io cui i'heni in i'v i.n. To iwisi: und out the Wire ut one operniiion ii' ifs` in i'he iirs'i pince7 disposed heiu'een ihe whurn eilg'es 2O und the iool operated uu described. The wire sirzuuls will he given :xppronmiely ihres iwisls hefore ihqw :1re iinulljy seven-il h v i'he twifsiiing n'iovelneni oi" ihe jouw. 'ihe handle l with plug' 2 und heuil 3 lforin :i housing which keepo iihe paris; oi i'he tool free ,from GiusiY and dirt und nmlie ii: minero. iry io oil the tool. This i`eziU.le eliinimrie` ilhf greniest' ohjeeiou io tools ol ihif-i iype und nullie them prnciiefil und durable.

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stop eolhir wiihin said body :ihuiziing said hemi, :L sqpirully slotted Shaft exi'eifling' loniiiucliunlly oi uuid members, a spiing-pressed rofl exiendingr through Said slmij't, :i pin disk :1i: one end oi? Suid rod, pino ezufrief'l hy Suid pin (iifk for iioreihle coni'uet lwith said siiop eollur, :i buse dink 'lor Suid Shaft sliilfihle upon the pins of :fi-iid pin elink, .i mmv-guides verrier] hy Suid head :nul (liezpowefl in tho ulois oi unici shui'i. u chuck urriofl hy Said fhuifi', gripping jun'u carried h v unifi chuck, :mii :i spring u'iihiu `uuid ehuel( 'For yield iuglj roizlining' suini june-1 in elofreil pouiiifim.

ln n wire, iufiiiniirgf :nul fuiiinej iool, :i houuini open ui one endl, :1 heaul in i'he open emi of unifi lmusing, :i fihuii: usfioeiui'efl with mid housing zznfl nornuiily disposal entirely lherewiihiiu und lnovnhio longitudinally i'herrol", menus eonneeiinel uuid Shaft und heuil u'herehy u rotary i'uoveu'ieni of field uhu'i 1u eii'eeieil .Quuuliiuneimuly wrizh any longg'ii'lulinui ulovenieni ihinfeoi. ineuns con i neri'ingr unid henri anni Shaft whereby the lonn'iiuiiinzil movement oi" ihe laitier is iorniiuueil nin-inutili* :it: :r prmleierniined point wiihin snif-l housingr Auid menus Comprising n` headed rod, und gripping juws carried by mici ,vhui'l unil in their closed position 1eeeivil'ur one end oil smid lie/ruled rod.

,in iieulnnony that l chum the foregoing' :LS

luy own I have hereto affixed my sigiiutilre.

GUS'IAVE XV. BMLTTSON. 

